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Arbutus Beach

Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Arbutus Beach 1 photo

  • Sunset at Southey Point - panoramio

    Sunset at Southey Point - panoramio. richikun, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am159
7.1Great9 am127
7.1Great10 am117
7.0Great11 am64
7.0Great12 pm64
7.1Great1 pm85
7.1Great2 pm96
7.1Great3 pm95
7.0Great4 pm85
7.0Great5 pm53
6.6Good6 pm53
Sat
4.4Fair8 am64
4.4Fair9 am95
4.3Fair10 am96
4.3Fair11 am96
3.3Poor12 pm117
3.3Poor1 pm128
3.3Poor2 pm96
3.1Poor3 pm106
3.3Poor4 pm95
3.3Poor5 pm74
3.4Poor6 pm10
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 m. High at 11 pm, 1.5 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m6 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest town
5.3 km3.3 miSpune’luxutth (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miTelegraph Harbour Seaplane Base (YBQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Arbutus Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 61%
  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 66%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 13%